School Holidays In December: How Many Days Will Educational Institutions Remain Closed This Month? – News18

Last Updated:December 01, 2024, 10:38 IST

All educational institutions remain closed on December 25. Educational institutions that are open during winter vacation will also get a holiday on Christmas

The year 2024 is about to end. The last month of this year, December has started with mild cold in North India and heavy rains in some areas of South India. While schools remained closed for many days in November due to Diwali, Chhath Puja, and other festivals, children will not miss any holidays in December as well. Schools in North India will be closed due to winter vacation. Furthermore, all schools will remain closed on the occasion of Christmas on December 25, 2024.

Due to the rising level of pollution in November, schools in Delhi-NCR and nearby areas were closed for a week. Now children can expect an announcement of winter vacation. There is no festival in December except Christmas. Know how many days schools will remain closed in December 2024.

All educational institutions remain closed on Wednesday, December 25. By this time, winter vacation starts in many states including North India, that is, UP, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh. Educational institutions that are open during winter vacation will also get a holiday on December 25.

Winter holidays in December are decided only after looking at the weather. No order is issued for these in advance. Talking about North India, winter holidays are announced in most states by the last week of December. Winter vacation is usually held from January 1 to 14 in most states. However, this decision is left to the district officials. Schools are directed to take winter break according to the weather in their district.

Students and parents must note that there will be four Saturdays and five Sundays in December 2024. Most schools are closed on both Saturdays and Sundays or the second/last Saturday of the month.

Schools in Chennai remained closed on November 29 due to a heavy rain alert in the state. Chennai District Collector Rashmi Siddharth Zagade announced a holiday for all schools from classes 1 to 12 on Friday to Cyclone Fengal. On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the cyclonic storm ‘Fengal’ has begun to make landfall near the coast of Puducherry.